Officials in Martin County are responding to an increased number of calls about raccoon attacks and they want to remind the public to not to feed animals. Angela Rozier reports.

Officials in Martin County are responding to an increased number of calls about raccoon attacks and they want to remind the public to not to feed animals. Angela Rozier reports.

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Updated: 6:06 PM EST Jan 13, 2016

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WEBVTT FELICIA: THEY MAY LOOK SWEETAND CUTE, BUT DON'T FALL FOR IT.TIFFANY: PEOPLE IN MARTIN COUNTYARE SEEING MORE RACCOONS.MARTIN COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL ANDCARE OFFICERS SAY OVER THE LASTCOUPLE OF MONTHS, THEY'VE SEEN AHIGH NUMBER OF CALLS ABORACCOONS CAUSING PROBLEMS.ANGELA ROZIER HAS THE STORY.ANGELA: CAUGHT IN THE ACT.A HOMEOWNER IN PALM CITYCAPTURED VIDEO OF THIS RACCOONINSIDE HIS BARN STEALING THEFOOD FROM HIS ANIMALS.>> AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLEPIECE RIGHT HERE, AND THENTHERE'S LITTLE PIECE RIGHTTHERE.ANGELA: COURTNEY SCHULTZ MET HERUNWANTED NEIGHBOR THE HARD WAY.>> I WAS SITTING ON THE SWING ONMY PORCH AND HE JUST CAME UP OUTOF NOWHERE AND HE BIT ME.PNGELA: THE MOTHER OF TWO SAYS 3WEEKS LATER, HE WAS BACK.BUT THIS TIME, HE INTRODUCEDHIMSELF TO HER BOYFRIEND.>> HE WAS JUST SITTING ON THESWING OUTSIDE AND HE CAME UP ANDBIT HIS ANKLE.ANGELA: OFFICIALS WITH MARTINCOUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROLSAY SINCE NOVEMBER, THEY'VERECEIVED AN INCREASE IN THENUMBER OF CALLS FOR INCIDENTSINVOLVING RACCOONS.THEY ARE WARNING PEOPLE NOT TOFEED THEM AND THEY SAY IF YOUHAVE A PETS, DON'T LEAVE FOODOUT FOR LONG.>> WHEN YOU'RE FEEDING THEM THEYBECOME FRIENDLY AND USE TOPEOPLE AND THEN THEY NEED TOPROTECT THEIR FOOD AND THEIRTERRITORSO THEY WILL DO WHAT ANIMALS DO,AND GO AFTER THE CATS AND THEPEOPLE.ANGELA: SCHULTZ SAYS THERE AREABOUT SEVEN RACCOONS LIVING THEWOODED AREA ACROSS THE STREETFROM HER HOUSE.SHE BELIEVES SOMEONE MAY BEFEEDING THEM BECAUSE THE ONETHAT BIT HER IS PRETTY BOLD.>> WE'VE HAD TIMES WHERE HECLIMBS UP ON THE PATIO FURNITUREAND TRIES TO GET INSIDE THROUGHTHE SCREEN.INTO THE WINDOW OUR SCREEN ISKNOCKED OF OUR DOOR BECAUSE HE'STRIED TO GET IN.ANGELA: THE SAME RACCOON?>> THE SAME RACCOON.ANGELA: OFFICIALS SAY RACCOONSARE A HEALTH THREAT AND SAY IF ARACCOON BITES YOU TO SEE A

Raccoon attacks on rise in Martin County

Officials in Martin County are responding to an increased number of calls about raccoon attacks and they want to remind the public to not to feed animals. Angela Rozier reports.